Coconut milk can be purchased in a tin or freshly made by blending coconut flesh with water and then passing through a sieve. It is popular in many South-East Asian dishes, such as Thai green curry, and is a staple of a good curry sauce recipe.

Coconut milk is highly versatile, and works with both meats and fish, and in both sweet and savoury dishes. Find some brilliant recipes using coconut milk in this collection, including Peter Gordon's duck and coconut laksa, a Thai chicken soup from Andy Waters, and Paul Ainsworth's mussel broth.